I’m not one for sitting around and watching the second day
of the draft, since it’s A) often difficult to follow and B) typically falls on
a beautiful Saturday in late June, so I am admittedly late to weigh in on
anything draft related. Amongst the numerous picks that now give the illusion
of the Leafs having a stocked cupboard of prospects, was a beautiful trade
where Toronto picked up a 6’4, 23 year old puck moving defenseman for a half
eaten Power Bar and a stick of juicy fruit (actually
Brad Ross and a 4th round pick, but the value is similar).
Marincin comes to Toronto as a RFA, so along with Bernier, Kadri, and Panik, he’ll
be one of the few internal contracts the Leafs will need to immediately deal
with. And as The Leafs Nation’s resident Edmonton expert, I’m going to attempt
to assess what that cost might be.

Teams have until noon EST on Tuesday, June 30th to initiate the buyout process for any players they plan to pay not to play - meaning that teams have one more day to place any buyout candidates on unconditional waivers.

A section of Leafs fans have been in a little bit of panic over the last couple days because the team hasn't put a lot of its dead weight on planes out of town yet. Most notably, Tyler Bozak still hasn't been moved, and according to Friedman yesterday, there's a decent chance he could stick around.

You've heard of all these players, so they're certainly not "off-the-board" in the typical sense, but with the market opening on Wednesday, we're not dipping into the longstanding lists of unrestricted free agents from any cap site. These guys have only just joined the conversation as potential options for next season, and they should come cheap to any teams looking to pursue them.

The summer has quietly arrived. The weather is nice, people are looking for things to do, and unfortunately, watching hockey isn't one of their options. We've got lots of offseason stuff to talk about, but no games to watch. Of course, that's a first world problem; there are much more unfortunate things out there - such as the thousands of Canadian families who aren't able to afford to eat, especially in the months after holiday donations dry up.

Enter Five Hole For Food; an organization that aims to solve the latter via a solution for the former.